songbun
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 출신성분 (chulsinseongbun).
Noun
songbun (uncountable)
- A system of ascribed status in North Korea, based on one's political, social, and economic background and the behaviour of relatives.
- 2015, Hyeonseo Lee, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story:
- And to cap it all, both his family and hers had good songbun, which made their position in society secure. Songbun is a caste system that operates in North Korea.
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Translations
a system of ascribed status in North Korea
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